Sri Lanka tour of NZ

[Panther_Daz]

His determination to succeed and his professionalism is truly unbelievable.

After his double failure in the first test he went straight to the nets when the match was still going and got balls thrown at him.

After being the leading run scorer in Tests and ODI's in 2014 he has started 2015 with another ton. Legend.

 

[Eddie Rattlehead]

I'd say NZ might be just on top. Wouldn't have any hesitation in saying that if one of our 5 wickets was Sangakarra- I feel like he's due?in general, and against us. Without him, Sri Lanka are the West Indies.

Good effort by Bracewell- not the bloke's biggest fan, but superb bowling today.

Looks like you called it man.

 

[vvvrulz]

Sanga is going to end up as the only modern batsman to average near 60 when his career is done

 

[Mr Angry]

I want a bat and some tea.

 

[Panther_Daz]

Sanga's average hits 59.

 

[JJ]

Geez imagine bowling to that.

Lets say

3. Lara
4. Tendulkar
5. Punter
6. Kallis
7. Sangakkara (wk)

or swap em around.....

Even McGrath, Warne, Ambrose,et al would not like to do that to often.

No Dravid?

Hell, what a lineup - I know the averages are a bit lower, but how does 70s ish team compare?
1. Greenidge
2. Richards (B)
3. Richards (V)
4. Pollock
5. Chappell
6. Miandad
7. Botham (struggle a bit there, given there were no keeper batsmen in the Kumar, Flower, Gilchrist mode)

 

[TheParraboy]

come on Sanga big 200 please

 

[Panther_Daz]

It would be his 11th if he gets there, 1 away from Bradman's record of 12. Was robbed of 1 in Hobart too!

 

[JJ]

What a player Sangakarra is, great, great innings


By God Boult takes some screamers, he'll be on Sport Center's top 10 plays again with that (at least the third time) - I don't recall a quick bowler who so consistently took catches like that

 

[ElectricEelMan]

Apparently Sangakkara batting average when NOT wicket-keeping is about 62 (70 tests).

Read that somewhere but cant find source.

*Just did it through Cricinfo and in fact this average is 69.85*

Bradman 99.94
Sangakkara 69.85
Walcott 64.66
Pllock 60.97

 

[Twizzle]

its a lot higher than when he is keeping, we've posted that here many times previously

 

[TheParraboy]

Apparently Sangakkara batting average when NOT wicket-keeping is about 62 (70 tests).

Read that somewhere but cant find source.

*Just did it through Cricinfo and in fact this average is 69.85*

Bradman 99.94
Sangakkara 69.85
Walcott 64.66
Pllock 60.97

70.88 average after the 203 innings here

 

[El Diablo]

his average isn't that great against most nations http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOpponents.asp?PlayerID=2226

 

[JJ]

more consistent than most, you are grasping at straws

 

[Iafeta]

Oh look, it's el derp to the rescue when a non Australian gets well deserved accolades.

Phenomenal batsman, over a long period of time. Excellent balance, great range of strokes. Well played Kumar.

Does show a bit of how poor the application and arrogance of the New Zealand batsmen was yesterday. Only one or two of them can say they got out to difficult deliveries. Kumar shows the class that shows his consistency and application that produces an average like his versus say Taylor. Both class bats, put world class against Kumar.

 

[JJ]

Oh look, it's el derp to the rescue when a non Australian gets well deserved accolades.

Phenomenal batsman, over a long period of time. Excellent balance, great range of strokes. Well played Kumar.

Does show a bit of how poor the application and arrogance of the New Zealand batsmen was yesterday. Only one or two of them can say they got out to difficult deliveries. Kumar shows the class that shows his consistency and application that produces an average like his versus say Taylor. Both class bats, put world class against Kumar.

Yeah, he's a strange one El Derpo :sarcasm:

Our batting was poor, but also the wicket, I think, has settled - Kumar's first 100 was very tough, and a great innings - I thought we bowled very well

 

[Mr Angry]

Yep so many greats.....shows plodders for what they are.

My side starts with Wasim Akram, Joel Garner, Shane Warne.

I would want swing bowler, cannot split, Lillee, Hadlee.

Then there is Marshall, just scary.

After that it becomes too hard.

Never saw the Don, but even the guys I have seen, it is hard too choose.

Kumar would not be out of place.

 

[Panther_Daz]

At 37, he is still so focussed on improving as a player.

"In the first innings in Christchurch, I found that maybe my foot movement was not the best," Sangakkara said. "I tweaked it a bit for the second innings, but the foot movement was very similar: it didn't go anywhere. So I spent the next three days trying to understand what I should do with my body and my setup to try and get my feet moving a bit better, and my bat going in the direction of the swing, especially to Boult, because to me he was the biggest threat that I was facing. I tweaked and tweaked, and kept hitting balls with the fielding coach throwing at me, and I felt pretty comfortable that it was working well, to a left armer. It ended up working well."

http://www.espncricinfo.com/new-zealand-v-sri-lanka-2014-15/content/story/816365.html

 

[rickywalford1]

his average isn't that great against most nations http://www.howstat.com.au/cricket/Statistics/Players/PlayerOpponents.asp?PlayerID=2226

Surprising. Loves a dry track.

 

[Meth]

Looks like you called it man.

With a guy like Sangakarra, it's hardly trick prophecy